Sentence examples for dire to from inspiring English sources

But that sounds pretty dire to me.

"It goes from dire to dreadful".

The alternative is simply too dire to contemplate.

The alternative, he said, "is too dire to contemplate".

So far, the reviews range from dire to abysmal.

Any trouble down the tracks would have to look pretty dire to derail all that.

Our lenders are trying to strike a delicate balance: they'd like the dollar's predicament to seem dire enough to make us change, but not so dire as to spark panic.

Needless to say, there is a dire need to pay attention to this income gap issue.

The questioning of the jurors -- called voir dire -- to determine their suitability to serve was emotional and sometimes embarrassing.

There is a dire need to expand the capacity of institutions in Africa to educate health care professionals.

What a dire start to their educational lives.